Gemini Live, Google’s answer to ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, launches

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1. Gemini Live, Google’s answer to ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, launches

Google's Gemini Live, an enhanced version of its advanced voice mode for OpenAI's ChatGPT, is set to roll out on Tuesday. It allows users to have in-depth voice chats with Gemini, Google's generative AI-powered chatbot, on their smartphones.

The enhanced speech engine delivers more consistent, emotionally expressive, and realistic dialogue. Users can interrupt Gemini while the chatbot is speaking to ask follow-up questions, and it will adapt to their speech patterns in real time. Gemini Live is hands-free, can be paused and resumed at any time, and can practice speaking tips for job interviews.

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2. Elon Musk’s X targeted with nine privacy complaints after grabbing EU users’ data for training Grok

Elon Musk's social media platform, X, has been accused of processing data from European Union users without their consent. The revelation led to the Irish Data Protection Commission expressing surprise. The GDPR requires all personal data uses to have a valid legal basis.

Nine complaints have been filed with data protection authorities in Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. Privacy rights nonprofit noyb has filed GDPR complaints in Ireland and seven other countries. The complaints argue that X does not have a valid basis for using data without consent.

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3. Universal Music and Meta Announce ‘Expanded Global Agreement’ for AI, Monetization and More

Meta and Universal Music Group have signed a multi-year agreement to expand creative and commercial opportunities for UMG artists and songwriters across Meta's platforms.

The agreement aims to protect human creators and ensure fair compensation. The deal also expands monetization opportunities, including short-form video, and aims to address unauthorized AI-generated content.

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4. Nvidia wants to help California train its residents on advanced AI

Nvidia is partnering with California to educate students and educators on AI. The partnership, cosigned by Governor Gavin Newsom and CEO Jensen Huang, will train 100,000 students, college faculty, developers, and data scientists on how to use AI for job creation, innovation, and problem-solving.

The partnership is part of California's efforts to solidify itself as a center for AI technology.

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5. Piecing Together an Ancient Epic Was Slow Work. Until A.I. Got Involved.

In 1872, George Smith discovered a prototype of the biblical flood story in a clay tablet at the British Museum. Since then, Assyriologists have been searching for missing pieces of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Fragments of the poem have re-emerged as tablets are unearthed in archaeological digs, museum store rooms, or the black market.

An AI project called Fragmentarium is helping fill gaps in modern understanding of the poem and Mesopotamian writing. The project has successfully matched over 1,500 more tablet pieces, providing intriguing insights into the epic's story.

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